(VOVWORLD) - Member states of the World Health Organization have reached a tentative consensus to negotiate a future agreement on preventing pandemics.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam welcomed more than 15,000 foreign visitors in November, up 42% against the previous month, according to the General Statistics Office.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung emphasized Vietnam’s humanitarian policy of "putting aside the past, and looking toward the future."

(VOVWORLD) - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Monday began an official visit to Russia at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam supports the UN in global governance, maintaining international peace and security, promoting sustainable development, ensuring human rights, and effectively responding to challenges like climate change, epidemics, and food insecurity.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has not recorded any cases of the Omicron variant so far. Vietnam will step up surveillance to detect any sign of new variants, according to the Health Ministry.

(VOVWORLD) - A grand renovation of the Thai Hoa Palace in the imperial city of Hue has begun, to the tune of 5.7 million USD.

(VOVWORLD) - A six panel lacquer screen titled Golden Sunset Over Ha Long Bay, once owned by Vietnam’s last king, has gone under a Hong Kong hammer for 1.25 million USD, according to VnExpress.

(VOVWORLD) - The US is planning to host an in-person summit between US President Joe Biden and ASEAN leaders in Washington in January.

(VOVWORLD) - Ho Chi Minh city was named Asia's leading destination for meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions at the annual World MICE Awards, VnExpress reported.